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Week starting Friday, November 16, 2012

Emperors’ Treasures: Chinese Art from the National Palace Museum, Taipei brings to Houston more than 160 works of art that highlight the artistic and cultural contributions of imperial rulers in China.

Explore the MFAH collections one masterpiece at a time! Every Friday at lunchtime, join a 20-minute gallery talk and work your way around the world and through time. This week's featured highlight is the Pre-Columbian​[…]

Presented by Ross King, author of the new book Leonardo and "The Last Supper." Among his other critically acclaimed publications are Brunelleschi’s Dome: The Story of the Great Cathedral in Florence ​and The Judgment of Paris: The[…]

Introductory remarks by Ambassador Daniel T. C. Liao, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston This coming-of-age charmer was a blockbuster in Taiwan in 2011. Adolescent Ko-Teng (Zhendong Ke) and his[…]

How do art and conflict intersect? This month's Members tour explores works of art that examine ideas of art and conflict, as seen through the minds and eyes of artists. Space is limited, and spots fill[…]

When it comes to the work of British artist Ewan Gibbs, there is definitely more than originally meets the eye. Join this 20-minute gallery talk to explore his painstaking process of making drawings look like[…]

Working in an expatriate community in turn-of-the-century Paris, African American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937) infused his religious paintings with the modernist sensibility of the times. Explore the retrospective Modern Spirit on this 45-minute gallery talk.[…]